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Chapter 96: A Quiet Invitation
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2026-04-03 12:58:55
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Merlin sat behind his desk, going through some documents, but his attention had been slipping for a while now. Ever since their conversation in the garden, his mind had not rested. He had replayed her hesitation over and over again, trying to understand it, trying to ignore it, trying to convince himself it meant nothing.The soft knock on the door pulled him out of his thoughts.“Come in,” he said, his voice steady, though something inside him tightened.The door opened slowly, and Diana stepped in. She paused briefly at the entrance, like she was gathering herself, then walked in fully, closing the door behind her. There was something different about her presence. She looked like someone who had made a decision but had not fully come to terms with it.“About what you asked of me last time…” she began to say, her voice calm but careful, as though she was choosing every word before letting it out. “About moving in with you… let’s do it.”For a second, Merlin just stared at her.It
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Diana just nodded without saying a word, but the look on her face spoke more than words could. There was something deeper in her eyes, something beyond longing, something that carried both fear and quiet acceptance at the same time. It wasn’t just about wanting him close; it was about finally letting herself feel something real again after everything she had been through. Merlin studied her face for a moment, as if trying to understand what she wasn’t saying, then he gave a small nod in return and turned to glance at Emma, who was fast asleep on the couch, her small body curled around her toy.“I’ll take her to the guest room,” Diana said softly, almost like she had read his thoughts before he could speak them out loud.Merlin didn’t argue. He simply stepped aside and watched as Diana moved carefully toward the couch, lifting Emma gently into her arms. The little girl stirred slightly but didn’t wake, her head resting against Diana’s shoulder as if she felt safe there even in her
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Merlin was halfway into the couch, one arm stretched behind his head, the other holding the remote loosely as he watched the television without really paying attention, while Emma sat beside him cross-legged, fully invested in the cartoon playing, clutching her Bun-Bun tightly to her chest like it might disappear if she let go. The living room felt unusually calm, the kind of calm that only comes when nothing is chasing you, no problems pressing at your chest, no voices arguing in your head, just soft light, quiet laughter from a child, and the low hum of the TV.Then his phone buzzed.He glanced at it casually at first, then paused when he saw the name on the screen.Diana.For a second, he didn’t pick it.His thumb hovered over the answer button while his mind drifted back to earlier that day, the café, Henry’s presence, the tension in the air, the way Diana looked unsettled even after Henry left, and then yesterday at the lab, their argument that had cut deeper than either of them
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